The best ideas are often inspired by nature. Mine came to me while I served as an SCA intern at Yosemite. Watch a video that shares my story of conservation and leadership.
SCA enabled me to understand the connection between myself and my impact on the land. And I gained the skills and...Read more

Reblogged from the USDA Blog. Article by Candra Berg, U.S. Forest Service Oﬃce of Communication.
Civilian life is unlike that of military life in the service. Two forests, the Apache-Sitgreaves and the Prescott National Forest have recently developed programs to help veterans in...Read more

VOORHEES, N.J., Jan 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — On the heels of its 125th Anniversary year, American Water is revealing the results of a year-long, nationwide campaign to educate and raise awareness about the value of water.

SCA alum and Elwha River dam community affairs intern Evan Escamilla will also be on hand to celebrate the dismantling of two dams blocked for nearly 100 years.
SCA Community Affairs Intern Evan Escamilla coordinated outreach this past summer at the Elwha River dam removal project at...Read more

By Mark Collette, Caller-Times (excerpted)
CORPUS CHRISTI - For 31 years, one woman has been a savior, advocate, dogged researcher, champion and mother for a creature that once teetered on the brink of extinction.Now, after all those years, it looks like her babies are growing up.
In...Read more

Herrin to recommend strategies for expanding national service and career opportunities for young people
(WASHINGTON, DC) December 15, 2011- The Student Conservation Association (SCA), the national leader in youth service and stewardship, has announced the appointment of SCA Director of...Read more

Re-posted fromThe Lake County News-SunHere’s a shout-out to Geoffrey Clark of Zion for lending nature a helping hand.The 18-year-old high-school student spent a month working for the Student Conservation Association on the Blue Ridge Parkway in West Virginia near the Appalachian Trail.The...Read more

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